Rayie

The lioness had been alone for quite some time now, wandering the lands of Beqanna unseen, moving between borders and hunting whenever she was hungry.
At first the lioness thought leaving her mother was a good idea, she thought that she could handle herself well, but when she turned up on Litote's doorstep, meeting her father for the first time and then talking to her sister, she realised she had become quite an idiot, leaving and hiding for her own selfish reasons.
Now the lioness wanders through the forest, searching for a hint of purpose, though she did not know where to search.

Her movements are rather loud as she weaves through the array of trees, it had been raining for the past few days and the thick canopy of the forest meant that it took a while for the sun to reach the forest floor and to allow it to dry.
Suddenly, the lioness hears the damp earth behind her move, though, by the time her ears pivot to hear the noise, she has already been tackled by a wolf.
Jumping to her instincts, the female quickly rolls over and snarls, her body low to the ground as she looks at the stranger who knows backs away, seemingly confused.

"Who did you think I was?" she snarls, her brow raised in confusion. She hadn't had the chance to meet many other lions except her father and sister, though she also couldn't judge how many were out there.
The female begins to calm once she knows the stranger means no harm, her stature rises and her stern expression fades "Who are you?" she asks with a raised brow, it had been quite a while since she had last socialised and so she had no interest in being fragile or making sure she did not hurt the stranger's feelings, she was much more inclined to be blunt and forceful.

She begins to circle the stranger, her tail lightly tapping on the wolf's fur "Were you following me? Why are you even here?" she asks, this time in a curious manner.


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Rayie

Her circling stops as soon as the wolf starts to speak, the corner of her maw rising as she faces him "Questions are a good thing, the more questions I have the less I want to eat you. It is delightful to meet you, Aries" she says sitting down, her tail sweeping the ground behind her "My name is Rayie, I am from Pangea" she says as her companion animal joins her, slinking down next to her large paws with an audible yawn "I may know who you are talking about" she says quietly, her mind quickly jumping back to her meeting with Felicitey, wondering how she was doing and when they could meet again.

"Good. I don't particularly like to be followed" she says, her eyebrow raised at the wolf "Of course, you are free to do whatever you please, I too like to explore, usually to try to find something interesting to hunt, most of the game around here is hardly impressive" she smiles, now resting on her side, her head cocked toward the male.

Now that the Lynx has caught up with Rayie, he begins to investigate the wolf, walking around Aries cautiously, hissing whenever he gets too close.
The lynx wasn't too attached to Rayie, even though he was a companion animal, the two squabbled frequently over food and hunts, though most of the time they protected each other.

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Rayie

Meeting her father and sister had been quite an eye-opening event for the young lion, though running back to her mother, tail curled between her legs wasn't going to be an option, at least not for now.
Her ear flicks curiously as she nods toward the wolf "Felicitey" she says quietly, her expression remaining anonymous, unable to convey her joy toward having a connection with Felicitey again "How do you know her?" she asks curiously, wanting to question him further, ask him what brought him toward Felicitey, to know what they bonded over. In theory, she wanted to use all the information she could get, wanting to form a better relationship with her sister, especially since it was the only one she had so far.

"Deer are alright, but they don't really stand a chance against some of the creatures around here. I have seen a few bison around here, though alone, I don't pose much of a threat to them" she says, visibly unamused at having to hunt alone, much preferring to take down prey with a pride or pack and not having to take the risk of going alone.

The lioness turns her attention back to her companion as the wolf takes note of his presence "We don't really have the best of relationships, but I am assuming that will change with time" she shakes her head, standing up with a yawn "Well? Are we just going to sit here or do something" she smirks, her companion Lynx joining her side.
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